Arts and Culture

Arts District

12:04 pm

Thu September 11, 2014

They were a family that dominated early 20th century politics, occupying the halls of power in New York, the Navy and ultimately the White House – more than once. The Roosevelts: An Intimate History, could very well be the (latest) reason you drag yourself into work bleary-eyed. In the audio on this post Carrie Saldo speaks with First Take with Lando and Chavis (and Arturo Gomez) and shares a portion of her interview with Ken Burns about 'The Roosevelts : An Intimate History.'

While you're in line to clear TSA security and cross the bridge to Denver International Airport's Concourse A, don't rush past the display cases. The next exhibit there (September 20 through December 2014, and just in time for the Great American Beer Festival) is called "Colorado On Tap: The State of the Brew. DIA's Art and Culture Program Manager Chris Stevens visited "First Take with Lando and Chavis" with the details.

Arts and Culture

6:44 pm

Mon September 1, 2014

Four hour-long episodes of a locally-produced film program of Colorado Blues and Jazz artists recorded live in performance will screen over four Wednesday evenings at the McNichols Civic Center Building! Each unique episode of Blue Roots Denver, co-produced by bandleader James Speiser and KUVO's Erik Troe, will be preceded by a live performance by one of the groups featured in that week's film presentation.

Fri August 29, 2014

Fifty world class jazz artists and 12 of the best high school players in the nation make up the Vail Jazz Party, in its 20th year this Labor Day weekend. But the party is only the culmination of a year round effort, says Robin Litt, executive director of the Vail Jazz Foundation.

"We're a 12-week long festival, and I'm not sure there are many like that," said Litt, who's justifiably proud of the 45 performances they put together. But wait - there's more.